Super Songs

I love listening to music while I drive and well, the kiddo gets subjected to it and lucky me, he loves music!

Recently he realized that some songs are well ... mixed-songs tied in together ... and since the answer I get to everything I tell him is "I know" ... well, he "knew" that those songs are called super songs.

What?  You didn't know?  lol  

Well, now I know ... hehehe

Maracas

One of the upcoming things in G's calendar at his "little school" (= summer camp) is Maracas.  I am guessing that they would make their own maracas?  I'll find out later, lol

Either way, he asked what they were.  And I told him that they were musical instruments.

And then he goes ... like chicken drumsticks?

I. Almost. Cried. Laughing.

Yes papi, just like chicken drumsticks.

hehehe

Freezing Bad Breath

I gave G some water with ice and after taking a sip, he told me he knew how to freeze bad breath.

Really?

This. I wanted to hear.  So ... I asked.

He said ... "easy ... you just drink some really cold water and then you hold your breath in for like, a second, and then you open your mouth and let the frozen bad breath go bye bye"

I'm going to have to try that sometime.

Little School

So.... I had G in a summer camp that was held at his school for pretty much the month of June ... a few things happened and I decided to check in the day care where he used to go to which is literally right across from the building where I work at.

G calls it his "little school" and this week he started there ... so far he has only been there literally 3 days and he L.O.V.E.S. it!  I am sooooooo glad I decided to move him there, it's a bit more than what I was paying but really, there is no price for peace of mind.  He is with people that know him and have cared for him since he was 3 years old.

When I went to pick him up this afternoon he said - "mami, what if the little school was like really close to us like a family?" ... and I said "well papi, they ARE like a family, they cared for you since you were 3 years old" .... and he goes "really? no wonder I love them so much"

Ohhhh how I love that boy!

what this family is about

I am sitting here watching cartoons with G as I check my stuff online and he comes and hugs me and goes ... "this is what our family is about, you and me, being together and love" ... and hugs me again ... ohhh I love that boy!

I want to learn about God

G is 7 yrs old and he has never been baptized - his dad is Pentecostal and I am Catholic and we had differences of opinion and so, it was never done ... however, lately it has been on my mind to get him baptized so I contacted a church nearby and well, came to find out that because he is already 7, he would have to go through the RCIA process - Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. Yes, my son, in the eyes of the Catholic Church is an adult so all this can be and will be pretty much his choice ... I think that is pretty cool though ...

So the first step was meeting with someone at the church for what they call the phase of Inquiry in which basically he is interviewed as to whether he wants to do this and what does he think it is etc etc etc ... he got asked why did he wanted to go through the process and he said "I want to learn about God" ...

and so be it, he started RCIA last weekend - I went with him and thankfully there are a lot of other kids close to his age doing the same thing - and we started to go to Mass and I plan for it to be regularly ... guess what son, I want to learn about God with you.

umbrellas & memories

The other night I went to Wal Mart with G after school. It was raining. A lot. As we were walking into the store, he goes:

G: oh mami, I remembered something!

me: what did you remembered?

G: one time, when abuela was alive, I went for a walk with her. But it wasn't raining like now, it was sunny.

me: ahhhhhh yeah, if it is really sunny, is a good idea to walk with an umbrella and that way the sun won't feel so hot on you.

G: yeah yeah ... I think that is why she did it ....

(he then stayed quiet for a minute that seemed like forever and then he said...)

G: do you miss abuela mami? I miss her a lot.

me: yeah I do, I miss her a lot too ... but how do you feel when you remember something about her, like the walk with the umbrella?

G: happy, just the same way as when she was alive ...

me: well, when you remember stuff like that ... those are memories ... and as long as we keep abuela's memories by remembering ... we won't miss her that much ...

G: that sounds like a plan mami ... I love you ....

and then he hugged me ... this conversation took place only from the parking lot to get into the store ... but the memory of this converstation is still making my heart smile ...

grateful

Last night, out of the blue, G says "mami I am grateful for life!" ... and I was like "awwwwwwwwwww" and "where did you hear that?" ... and he says "nowhere, I just think about it in my head and it just came out of my mouth" ... guess what ... he is not the only grateful one ...